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... part in the war.
After the battle of Bad Ax, Black Hawk, the Prophet and about twenty composing their families and friends fled to the Bluffs east of La Crosse, and were captured by Wadze-hutta-kaws, as he related to the writer [ie, George Gale], in the following manner:
"I (said the chief) was sitting in my chee-dah, or wigwam, on the bank of the Mississippi, smoking my pipe, and heard a splashing in the water. I took my gun and stepped out of the wigwam and saw a Sauk warrior and his horse which had just crossed the Mississippi, near me coming on shore. When he saw me he turned to go back but I threatened to shoot him if he did not come on shore. I asked him where Black Hawk was. He said Black Hawk and the Prophet were east among the Bluffs. I took a party of warriors, went out two or three miles, and found Black Hawk, the Prophet, and about twenty squaws and children. They made no resistance and I brought them to my wigwam. I kept them a few days and then sent Black Hawk, and the Prophet to Gen. [Joseph] Street at Prairie du Chien by

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Electronic Publication Date

2004

Digital Identifier

TP038000

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After the final massacre at Bad Ax, Black Hawk and a handful of followers retreated into the wilderness, where they were discovered and sheltered by Wadze-hutta-kaw, a Ho-Chunk chief known to the whites as One-Eyed Decorah [Wis. Hist. Coll. 5:293] , until they surrendered at Prairie du Chien. This manuscript consists of notes written down by George Gale (1816-1868) after an interview with Wadze-hutta-kaw in the 1850's, about 20 years following the events described. Click "Page & Text" to see a typed transcript.

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Electronic Publication Date

2004

Digital Identifier

TP038001

Owner

Wisconsin Historical Society Archives

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Text

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Main Stacks

Owner Object ID

Wis Mss GJ, box 1, folder 2;

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... part in the war.
After the battle of Bad Ax, Black Hawk, the Prophet and about twenty composing their families and friends fled to the Bluffs east of La Crosse, and were captured by Wadze-hutta-kaws, as he related to the writer [ie, George Gale], in the following manner:
"I (said the chief) was sitting in my chee-dah, or wigwam, on the bank of the Mississippi, smoking my pipe, and heard a splashing in the water. I took my gun and stepped out of the wigwam and saw a Sauk warrior and his horse which had just crossed the Mississippi, near me coming on shore. When he saw me he turned to go back but I threatened to shoot him if he did not come on shore. I asked him where Black Hawk was. He said Black Hawk and the Prophet were east among the Bluffs. I took a party of warriors, went out two or three miles, and found Black Hawk, the Prophet, and about twenty squaws and children. They made no resistance and I brought them to my wigwam. I kept them a few days and then sent Black Hawk, and the Prophet to Gen. [Joseph] Street at Prairie du Chien by